Ben Mendelsohn Net Worth
Ben Mendelsohn Net Worth is
$700,000
Ben Mendelsohn Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Despite his prominence in Hollywood as a character actor known for playing villains and criminals, Ben Mendelsohn has been a leading man in Australia since starting acting as a teenager. Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Carole Ann (Ferguson), a nurse, and Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn, a medical researcher. Getting ... | Full Name | Ben Mendelsohn |
| Date Of Birth | April 3, 1969 |
| Place Of Birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 5' 11" (1.8 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Producer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Emma Forrest |
| Parents | Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn, Carole Ann Mendelsohn |
| Siblings | Tom Mendelsohn, David Mendelsohn |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor, British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, ASTRA Awards... |
| Music Groups | 3 Mustaphas 3, Amazorblades |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor, Satellite Award for Best Act... |
| Movies | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Mississippi Grind, The Place Beyond the Pines, Animal Kingdom, Killing Them Softly, Slow West, The Dark Knight Rises, Starred Up, Lost River, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Black Sea, The Year My Voice Broke, The Big Steal, Killer Elite, Vertical Limit, Ready Player One, Beaut... |
| TV Shows | Tangle, Love My Way, Bloodline, The Henderson Kids |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often plays arrogant, unlikeable and borderline sociopathic characters who are never as clever as they think they are |
| # | Quote |
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| 1 | [The hardest day on the set of Killing Them Softly] I discovered that if you eat 40 ice creams in a row you get crook. Yeah, that was bad. That scene we did again and again and it was the hottest, baking day. I was incredibly unwell at the end of that day. |
| 2 | I think if you have to kiss or kill someone on screen then it's a good idea to talk about it beforehand, just because it makes it easier to go where you need to go. |
| 3 | I never felt like someone who was boyish and coming to terms with asking girls out or anything like that, which was what The Big Steal and Spotswood were about. But I guess that's the impression I left on people. I'd wanna be playing men by now. I'd be in trouble if I wasn't. |
| 4 | I remember the Yearling was the first film I ever saw and my mom told me I cried for about four or five days afterwards. I'd be going along during the day and suddenly start crying over what had happened to the little deer. |
| 5 | He would punish me much more than he would anyone else, but he was also nicer to me than anyone else on the set. |
| 6 | I loved the dogs. One of the reasons that Andrew was so excited about me doing this was because I'm a dog freak. I basically sat around unemployed in Sydney for three years straight and the two things that saved me were the rugby league and my dog. |
| 7 | For me, it's very important to feel relaxed in the environment, so I will do things to ensure that occurs. And if there is someone vibing me out, I will either attack or flee. |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Appeared in a PSA with Gia Carides and Paul Gleeson in the 80s set in a nightclub to teach teenagers how to fill out their tax returns. |
| 2 | Hadn't watched one of his own films for 6 years, but was obligated to attend the screenings of Killing Them Softly at Cannes and Place Beyond the Pines at the Toronto International Film Festival. He had previously gone 10 years without seeing his own films. |
| 3 | Mendelsohn was originally cast as Hando in Romper Stomper and had already shaved his head for the part of the neo-Nazi when Russell Crowe (his costar in Spotswood) began campaigning against him, claiming the actor wasn't threatening enough for the role. Mendelsohn was eventually dismissed and replaced by Crowe, but did star in director Geoffrey Wright's follow-up film, Metal Skin. |
| 4 | Memorized every line from Taxi Driver as a teenager because Robert DeNiro was his acting idol. They worked together in the film Killer Elite. |
| 5 | Trained at the Heidelberg Theater Company. |
| 6 | Appeared in short films for both Geoffrey Wright and David Caesar, before starring in their feature films. |
| 7 | Seriously injured his back on his last day filming A Map of the Human Heart. |
| 8 | Learned of method acting from costar Nina Landis (Prime Time), who suggested he read Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting as a teenager. |
| 9 | Spent a lot of time in Europe and the United States growing up, returning to Australia for High school. |
| 10 | Was asked to star in the second and third season of Love My Way by his costar from The Big Steal, Klaudia Karvan (who produced and co-wrote series). |
| 11 | Despite its large ensemble cast of Animal Kingdom, AFI winners Jacki Weaver and Joel Edgerton single out Ben Mendelson's performance in the film during their speeches. Mendelsohn had won best actor earlier that evening. |
| 12 | After his parents divorced at age six, he lived with his mother until the age of 13, when he moved to Washington DC with his father. After being expelled from his boarding school, Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, after just six months for burning things, he moved in with his grandmother in Australia until he began acting and was able to support himself. |
| 13 | A passionate animal lover, while filming Adore, he halted filming to make sure a stray cat made it across the street safely. |
| 14 | Performed a one man play, Mother, as a teenager for his entire school. |
| 15 | Had a strong German accent and spoke the language fluently until the age of six when his family returned to Australia after an extended period living abroad. |
| 16 | Claimed in an interview to have written several books under a pseudonym. |
| 17 | Frequently works with directors David Caesar, Nadia Tass, and Paul Moloney, and actors Noah Taylor, Kylie Minogue, Rachel Griffiths, and Toni Colette. |
| 18 | Supporter of the Mirabel Foundation, a charity to support children orphaned and abandoned by drug addicted parents. |
| 19 | Played Rupert Murdoch in the film Black & White. Murdoch's favorite movie is Spotswood, which Mendelsohn's starred in. |
| 20 | Considers Bottom (A Midsummer's Night Dream) the greatest character in theater, a role he played in high school. |
| 21 | Lived with Scoot McNairy while filming Killing Them Softly. |
| 22 | To get into character for Animal Kingdom, Mendelsohn rarely spoke to James Frecheville on set and would call him John, rather than James or Jim. After production, the two became close friends during the film's promotional tour. |
| 23 | Is the oldest of two brothers. |
| 24 | Offered to remove his front teeth for the role of Robin in Place Beyond the Pines, which was written as having dentures. The director accepted the offer but changed his mind when an producer intervened before Mendelsohn had the dental work done. |
| 25 | Got into acting after taking a Drama class as he thought it would be easy to pass. |
| 26 | His father is a prominent medical researcher who heads the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne. |
| 27 | His paternal grandfather was from a Polish Jewish/German Jewish background, while the rest of his ancestry includes English, Irish, Scottish, one eighth Greek, and more distant German. Ben found out in the Australian version of the show _'Who Do Think You Are? (2008)' that his grandfather's ancestors were among the first Prussian Jews to be naturalized in Poland. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready Player One | 2018 | post-production | Nolan Sorrento |
| Robin Hood | 2018 | pre-production | Sheriff of Nottingham |
| Larrikins | 2018 | post-production voice | |
| Darkest Hour | 2017 | filming | King George VI |
| Squadron 42 | 2017 | Video Game post-production | |
| Untogether | 2017 | post-production | Martin |
| Rogue One | 2016 | Orson Krennic | |
| Una | 2016 | Ray | |
| Bloodline | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Danny Rayburn |
| Guns for Hire | 2015 | Kyle Sullivan | |
| Axe Cop | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Ben / Sun Thief |
| Mississippi Grind | 2015 | Gerry | |
| Slow West | 2015 | Payne | |
| Black Sea | 2014 | Fraser | |
| Exodus: Gods and Kings | 2014 | Viceroy Hegep | |
| Lost River | 2014 | Dave | |
| Starred Up | 2013 | Neville Love | |
| Girls | 2013 | TV Series | Salvatore Johansson |
| Adoration | 2013 | Harold | |
| The Place Beyond the Pines | 2012 | Robin | |
| The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | Daggett | |
| Killing Them Softly | 2012 | Russell | |
| Trespass | 2011 | Elias | |
| Killer Elite | 2011 | Martin | |
| Needle | 2010 | Detective Meares | |
| Animal Kingdom | 2010 | Andrew 'Pope' Cody | |
| Tangle | 2009 | TV Series | Vince Kovac |
| Beautiful Kate | 2009 | Ned Kendall | |
| Prime Mover | 2009 | Johnnie | |
| Knowing | 2009 | Phil Beckman | |
| Australia | 2008 | Captain Dutton | |
| $9.99 | 2008 | Lenny Peck (voice) | |
| Love My Way | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Lewis Feingold |
| The New World | 2005 | Ben | |
| The Secret Life of Us | 2005 | TV Series | Rob |
| Second Chance | 2005 | TV Movie | Dr. Larry Stewart |
| Black and White | 2002 | Rupert Murdoch | |
| Farscape | 2002 | TV Series | Sko |
| Mullet | 2001 | Eddie 'Mullet' Maloney | |
| Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story | 2001 | TV Movie | Alexander Hall |
| Vertical Limit | 2000 | Malcolm Bench | |
| Sample People | 2000 | John | |
| Secret Men's Business | 1999 | TV Movie | Doug Petersen |
| Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude | 1999 | TV Mini-Series | Vince McCaffery |
| Amy | 1997/II | Robert Buchanan | |
| Good Guys Bad Guys | 1997 | TV Series | Brian O'Malley |
| True Love and Chaos | 1997 | Jerry | |
| Close Ups | 1996 | TV Series | Biz |
| Idiot Box | 1996 | Kev | |
| Cosi | 1996 | Lewis | |
| Police Rescue | 1995 | TV Series | Dean Forman |
| Halifax f.p. | 1995 | TV Series | Peter Donaldson |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | 1995 | TV Series | Dale Banks |
| Metal Skin | 1994 | Dazey | |
| Roughnecks | 1994 | TV Series | Joe 90 |
| G.P. | 1989-1994 | TV Series | Max Fisher / Phillip Barton |
| Sirens | 1993 | Lewis | |
| Say a Little Prayer | 1993 | Nursery Manager | |
| Map of the Human Heart | 1992 | Farmboy | |
| The Efficiency Expert | 1992 | Carey | |
| Quigley Down Under | 1990 | O'Flynn | |
| The Big Steal | 1990 | Danny Clark | |
| Nirvana Street Murder | 1990 | Luke | |
| Return Home | 1990 | Gary | |
| Lover Boy | 1989 | Gazza | |
| This Man... This Woman | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Matthew Clarke |
| The Flying Doctors | 1987-1989 | TV Series | Brad Harris / Brian |
| All the Way | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Lindsay Seymour |
| The Year My Voice Broke | 1987 | Trevor Leishman | |
| Neighbours | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Warren Murphy |
| Prime Time | 1986 | TV Series | Batholomew 'Bart' Jones |
| Fame and Misfortune | 1986 | TV Series | |
| The Still Point | 1986 | Peter | |
| A Country Practice | 1985 | TV Series | Luke Dawson |
| The Henderson Kids | 1985 | TV Series | Ted Morgan |
| Special Squad | 1984 | TV Series |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellebrity Sellection | 1999 | TV Movie producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River | 2014 | performer: "Cool Water", "Magic Moments", "Cool Cool Water" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry King Now | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - Nominee: Best Male Lead |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (credit only) |
| A Dive Into the 'Black Sea' | 2015 | Video short | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The IMDb Studio | 2015 | TV Series short | Himself |
| World Premiere | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trespass: Inside the Thriller | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Inside Film Awards | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Creating Animal Kingdom | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 7PM Project | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Moving Pictures Live! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| 52 Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself / Vince Kovac |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Flickerfest on Extra | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2007 | TV Series | Himself / Lewis / Danny Clark |
| Hunt Angels | 2006 | Documentary | Rupert Kathner |
| Making 'The New World' | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Petal to the Metal: The Making of 'Metal Skin' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Love Is a Four-Letter Word | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Australian Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guest Presenter |
| Sellebrity Sellection | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Singer and the Swinger | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Lee Gordon |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodline | 2016 | TV Series | Danny Rayburn |
| Going to the Place Beyond the Pines | 2013 | Video documentary short | Robin (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bloodline (2015) |
| 2013 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Starred Up (2013) |
| 2011 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor - Male | Animal Kingdom (2010) |
| 2010 | Astra Award | Astra Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male | Tangle (2009) |
| 2010 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Lead Actor | Animal Kingdom (2010) |
| 2010 | IF Award | IF Awards | Best Actor | Animal Kingdom (2010) |
| 2000 | Camério | Carrousel International du Film | Best Actor | Amy (1997) |
| 1995 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor - Male | Metal Skin (1994) |
| 1987 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Year My Voice Broke (1987) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Bloodline (2015) |
| 2016 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Male Lead | Mississippi Grind (2015) |
| 2016 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bloodline (2015) |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bloodline (2015) |
| 2015 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Bloodline (2015) |
| 2015 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Breakthrough Performer of the Year | |
| 2015 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Supporting Actor | Bloodline (2015) |
| 2015 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Lead Actor | Mississippi Grind (2015) |
| 2015 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Supporting Actor | Starred Up (2013) |
| 2015 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Bloodline (2015) |
| 2015 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actor | Mississippi Grind (2015) |
| 2014 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Supporting Actor | Starred Up (2013) |
| 2010 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor - Male | Beautiful Kate (2009) |
| 2010 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Actor | Tangle (2009) |
| 2010 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Supporting Actor | Animal Kingdom (2010) |
| 2009 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Lead Actor | Beautiful Kate (2009) |
| 2008 | Astra Award | Astra Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male | Love My Way (2004) |
| 2007 | Astra Award | Astra Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male | Love My Way (2004) |
| 2007 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Lead Actor in Television Drama | Love My Way (2004) |
| 2007 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Actor | Love My Way (2004) |
| 2002 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor - Male | Mullet (2001) |
| 2001 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Mullet (2001) |
| 1995 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Metal Skin (1994) |
| 1991 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Spotswood (1992) |
| 1990 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Lead Role | The Big Steal (1990) |
Known for movies
Rogue One (2016)
as Orson Krennic
Animal Kingdom (2010)
as Andrew 'Pope' Cody
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Daggett
Ready Player One (2018)
as Nolan Sorrento